[freenet-dev] Usability testing

2011-05-22 Thread Matthew Toseland
[20:30:58] Gaming4JC: anyway, if you can do some usability testing with your un-geeky friends, please do so [20:31:21] Gaming4JC: usability testing = get them to install it, don't help them unless they get really stuck, record what they have problems with and what their comments are

[freenet-dev] Usability testing

2011-05-21 Thread Michael Grube
I'm actually putting together a presentation to show off Freenet to a new hackerspace that just started up where I am for this coming Friday. This doesn't fall in the ungeeky category, but maybe I'll insert the slides into Freenet and post a URI on the list. Maybe we can even pick up some extra

[freenet-dev] Usability testing

2011-05-21 Thread Matthew Toseland
[20:30:58] toad_ Gaming4JC: anyway, if you can do some usability testing with your un-geeky friends, please do so [20:31:21] toad_ Gaming4JC: usability testing = get them to install it, don't help them unless they get really stuck, record what they have problems with and what their comments are

[freenet-dev] usability testing

2009-07-03 Thread Zero3
Matthew Toseland skrev: > On Saturday 20 June 2009 13:52:10 Zero3 wrote: >> Matthew Toseland skrev: >> >> Very annoying to be asked to install a second >> browser. In this case, a third (using FF with IE as backup. And user >> is >> asked not to use IE). More

[freenet-dev] usability testing

2009-07-03 Thread Matthew Toseland
On Wednesday 17 June 2009 13:46:28 Matthew Toseland wrote: > On Wednesday 17 June 2009 09:54:18 Zero3 wrote: > > Matthew Toseland skrev: > > > On Tuesday 16 June 2009 21:53:09 Zero3 wrote: > > >> Matthew Toseland skrev: > > >>> On Sunday 14 June 2009 14:24:39 Zero3 wrote: > > a) On the front

[freenet-dev] usability testing

2009-07-03 Thread Matthew Toseland
On Saturday 20 June 2009 13:52:10 Zero3 wrote: > Matthew Toseland skrev: > > Very annoying to be asked to install a second > browser. In this case, a third (using FF with IE as backup. And user > is > asked not to use IE). More FUD about history leaks. >

[freenet-dev] usability testing

2009-07-03 Thread Matthew Toseland
On Tuesday 16 June 2009 19:59:15 Evan Daniel wrote: > On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 2:42 PM, Matthew > Toseland wrote: > >> e) On the "Download page": No idea what a "node reference" is. (Could be > >> rephrased or explained better) > > > > That's why it's in quotes, and the "Add a friend" page does

Re: [freenet-dev] usability testing

2009-07-03 Thread Matthew Toseland
On Tuesday 16 June 2009 19:59:15 Evan Daniel wrote: On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 2:42 PM, Matthew Toselandt...@amphibian.dyndns.org wrote: e) On the Download page: No idea what a node reference is. (Could be rephrased or explained better) That's why it's in quotes, and the Add a friend page

Re: [freenet-dev] usability testing

2009-07-03 Thread Matthew Toseland
On Saturday 20 June 2009 13:52:10 Zero3 wrote: Matthew Toseland skrev: Very annoying to be asked to install a second browser. In this case, a third (using FF with IE as backup. And user is asked not to use IE). More FUD about history leaks. FUD stands for Fear, Uncertainty and

Re: [freenet-dev] usability testing

2009-07-03 Thread Matthew Toseland
On Wednesday 17 June 2009 13:46:28 Matthew Toseland wrote: On Wednesday 17 June 2009 09:54:18 Zero3 wrote: Matthew Toseland skrev: On Tuesday 16 June 2009 21:53:09 Zero3 wrote: Matthew Toseland skrev: On Sunday 14 June 2009 14:24:39 Zero3 wrote: a) On the front page of the website:

Re: [freenet-dev] usability testing

2009-07-03 Thread Zero3
Matthew Toseland skrev: On Saturday 20 June 2009 13:52:10 Zero3 wrote: Matthew Toseland skrev: Very annoying to be asked to install a second browser. In this case, a third (using FF with IE as backup. And user is asked not to use IE). More FUD about history leaks. FUD stands for Fear,

Re: [freenet-dev] usability testing

2009-06-20 Thread Zero3
Matthew Toseland skrev: On Wednesday 17 June 2009 16:26:40 Zero3 wrote: Matthew Toseland skrev: On Wednesday 17 June 2009 09:54:18 Zero3 wrote: Matthew Toseland skrev: On Tuesday 16 June 2009 21:53:09 Zero3 wrote: Matthew Toseland skrev: On Sunday 14 June 2009 14:24:39 Zero3 wrote: a) On

[freenet-dev] usability testing

2009-06-19 Thread Matthew Toseland
On Wednesday 17 June 2009 16:26:40 Zero3 wrote: > Matthew Toseland skrev: > > On Wednesday 17 June 2009 09:54:18 Zero3 wrote: > >> Matthew Toseland skrev: > >>> On Tuesday 16 June 2009 21:53:09 Zero3 wrote: > Matthew Toseland skrev: > > On Sunday 14 June 2009 14:24:39 Zero3 wrote: >

[freenet-dev] usability testing

2009-06-17 Thread Zero3
Matthew Toseland skrev: > On Wednesday 17 June 2009 09:54:18 Zero3 wrote: >> Matthew Toseland skrev: >>> On Tuesday 16 June 2009 21:53:09 Zero3 wrote: Matthew Toseland skrev: > On Sunday 14 June 2009 14:24:39 Zero3 wrote: >> a) On the front page of the website: A "What is Freenet?"

[freenet-dev] usability testing

2009-06-17 Thread Matthew Toseland
On Wednesday 17 June 2009 09:54:18 Zero3 wrote: > Matthew Toseland skrev: > > On Tuesday 16 June 2009 21:53:09 Zero3 wrote: > >> Matthew Toseland skrev: > >>> On Sunday 14 June 2009 14:24:39 Zero3 wrote: > a) On the front page of the website: A "What is Freenet?" teaser linking > to the

[freenet-dev] usability testing

2009-06-17 Thread Zero3
Matthew Toseland skrev: > On Tuesday 16 June 2009 21:53:09 Zero3 wrote: >> Matthew Toseland skrev: >>> On Sunday 14 June 2009 14:24:39 Zero3 wrote: a) On the front page of the website: A "What is Freenet?" teaser linking to the "What is Freenet?" page would be cool. Confusedly started

[freenet-dev] usability testing

2009-06-17 Thread Matthew Toseland
On Tuesday 16 June 2009 21:53:09 Zero3 wrote: > Matthew Toseland skrev: > > On Sunday 14 June 2009 14:24:39 Zero3 wrote: > >> a) On the front page of the website: A "What is Freenet?" teaser linking > >> to the "What is Freenet?" page would be cool. Confusedly started to read > >> the news item

Re: [freenet-dev] usability testing

2009-06-17 Thread Zero3
Matthew Toseland skrev: On Tuesday 16 June 2009 21:53:09 Zero3 wrote: Matthew Toseland skrev: On Sunday 14 June 2009 14:24:39 Zero3 wrote: a) On the front page of the website: A What is Freenet? teaser linking to the What is Freenet? page would be cool. Confusedly started to read the news

Re: [freenet-dev] usability testing

2009-06-17 Thread Matthew Toseland
On Wednesday 17 June 2009 09:54:18 Zero3 wrote: Matthew Toseland skrev: On Tuesday 16 June 2009 21:53:09 Zero3 wrote: Matthew Toseland skrev: On Sunday 14 June 2009 14:24:39 Zero3 wrote: a) On the front page of the website: A What is Freenet? teaser linking to the What is Freenet? page

Re: [freenet-dev] usability testing

2009-06-17 Thread Zero3
Matthew Toseland skrev: On Wednesday 17 June 2009 09:54:18 Zero3 wrote: Matthew Toseland skrev: On Tuesday 16 June 2009 21:53:09 Zero3 wrote: Matthew Toseland skrev: On Sunday 14 June 2009 14:24:39 Zero3 wrote: a) On the front page of the website: A What is Freenet? teaser linking to the

[freenet-dev] usability testing

2009-06-16 Thread Zero3
Matthew Toseland skrev: > On Sunday 14 June 2009 14:24:39 Zero3 wrote: >> a) On the front page of the website: A "What is Freenet?" teaser linking >> to the "What is Freenet?" page would be cool. Confusedly started to read >> the news item instead. (She should have spotted the "News" headline,

[freenet-dev] usability testing

2009-06-16 Thread Matthew Toseland
On Sunday 14 June 2009 14:24:39 Zero3 wrote: > Ian Clarke skrev: > > Its that time again. Grab your girlfriends, boyfriends, flatmates, > > friends etc, sit them down in front of a computer, and ask them to > > install and use Freenet. Take careful note of anywhere they get stuck > > and either

[freenet-dev] usability testing

2009-06-16 Thread Evan Daniel
On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 2:42 PM, Matthew Toseland wrote: >> e) On the "Download page": No idea what a "node reference" is. (Could be >> rephrased or explained better) > > That's why it's in quotes, and the "Add a friend" page does explain it. Do > you have any suggestion as to how to improve the

Re: [freenet-dev] usability testing

2009-06-16 Thread Matthew Toseland
On Sunday 14 June 2009 14:24:39 Zero3 wrote: Ian Clarke skrev: Its that time again. Grab your girlfriends, boyfriends, flatmates, friends etc, sit them down in front of a computer, and ask them to install and use Freenet. Take careful note of anywhere they get stuck and either report it

Re: [freenet-dev] usability testing

2009-06-16 Thread Evan Daniel
On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 2:42 PM, Matthew Toselandt...@amphibian.dyndns.org wrote: e) On the Download page: No idea what a node reference is. (Could be rephrased or explained better) That's why it's in quotes, and the Add a friend page does explain it. Do you have any suggestion as to how to

Re: [freenet-dev] usability testing

2009-06-16 Thread Zero3
Matthew Toseland skrev: On Sunday 14 June 2009 14:24:39 Zero3 wrote: a) On the front page of the website: A What is Freenet? teaser linking to the What is Freenet? page would be cool. Confusedly started to read the news item instead. (She should have spotted the News headline, but I agree

Re: [freenet-dev] usability testing

2009-06-16 Thread Matthew Toseland
On Tuesday 16 June 2009 21:53:09 Zero3 wrote: Matthew Toseland skrev: On Sunday 14 June 2009 14:24:39 Zero3 wrote: a) On the front page of the website: A What is Freenet? teaser linking to the What is Freenet? page would be cool. Confusedly started to read the news item instead. (She

[freenet-dev] usability testing

2009-06-14 Thread Zero3
Ian Clarke skrev: > Its that time again. Grab your girlfriends, boyfriends, flatmates, > friends etc, sit them down in front of a computer, and ask them to > install and use Freenet. Take careful note of anywhere they get stuck > and either report it here, or report a bug. DON'T HELP THEM! Any

Re: [freenet-dev] usability testing

2009-06-14 Thread Zero3
Ian Clarke skrev: Its that time again. Grab your girlfriends, boyfriends, flatmates, friends etc, sit them down in front of a computer, and ask them to install and use Freenet. Take careful note of anywhere they get stuck and either report it here, or report a bug. DON'T HELP THEM! Any

[freenet-dev] usability testing

2009-06-03 Thread Ian Clarke
Its that time again. Grab your girlfriends, boyfriends, flatmates, friends etc, sit them down in front of a computer, and ask them to install and use Freenet. Take careful note of anywhere they get stuck and either report it here, or report a bug. DON'T HELP THEM! Any time they need to ask you

[freenet-dev] usability testing

2009-06-03 Thread Ian Clarke
Its that time again. Grab your girlfriends, boyfriends, flatmates, friends etc, sit them down in front of a computer, and ask them to install and use Freenet. Take careful note of anywhere they get stuck and either report it here, or report a bug. DON'T HELP THEM! Any time they need to ask you

[freenet-dev] Usability testing results

2008-01-29 Thread Matthew Toseland
I have used the wording I posted for the bottom part of the wizard page, since nobody objected to it. The page that asks the user whether to enable opennet now shows: Freenet first time wizard! - Friends and strangers Connect to strangers? Ideally, all Freenet users would connect only to

Re: [freenet-dev] Usability testing results

2008-01-29 Thread Matthew Toseland
I have used the wording I posted for the bottom part of the wizard page, since nobody objected to it. The page that asks the user whether to enable opennet now shows: Freenet first time wizard! - Friends and strangers Connect to strangers? Ideally, all Freenet users would connect only to

[freenet-dev] Usability testing results

2007-12-24 Thread Marco A. Calamari
On Mon, 2007-12-24 at 13:01 +, Matthew Toseland wrote: > On Sunday 23 December 2007 12:40, Marco A. Calamari wrote: > > On Tue, 2007-12-11 at 01:21 +, Matthew Toseland wrote: > > > I've done some usability testing with a local newbie volunteer. The main > > > conclusions: > > > > I

[freenet-dev] Usability testing results

2007-12-24 Thread Matthew Toseland
On Sunday 23 December 2007 12:40, Marco A. Calamari wrote: > On Tue, 2007-12-11 at 01:21 +, Matthew Toseland wrote: > > I've done some usability testing with a local newbie volunteer. The main > > conclusions: > > I suggest to include datastore size & percentage on the > stats page in

Re: [freenet-dev] Usability testing results

2007-12-24 Thread Matthew Toseland
On Sunday 23 December 2007 12:40, Marco A. Calamari wrote: On Tue, 2007-12-11 at 01:21 +, Matthew Toseland wrote: I've done some usability testing with a local newbie volunteer. The main conclusions: I suggest to include datastore size percentage on the stats page in non-expert

Re: [freenet-dev] Usability testing results

2007-12-24 Thread Marco A. Calamari
On Mon, 2007-12-24 at 13:01 +, Matthew Toseland wrote: On Sunday 23 December 2007 12:40, Marco A. Calamari wrote: On Tue, 2007-12-11 at 01:21 +, Matthew Toseland wrote: I've done some usability testing with a local newbie volunteer. The main conclusions: I suggest to include

[freenet-dev] Usability testing results

2007-12-23 Thread Marco A. Calamari
On Tue, 2007-12-11 at 01:21 +, Matthew Toseland wrote: > I've done some usability testing with a local newbie volunteer. The main > conclusions: > I suggest to include datastore size & percentage on the stats page in non-expert mode Ciao. Marco -- +---

Re: [freenet-dev] Usability testing results

2007-12-23 Thread Marco A. Calamari
On Tue, 2007-12-11 at 01:21 +, Matthew Toseland wrote: I've done some usability testing with a local newbie volunteer. The main conclusions: I suggest to include datastore size percentage on the stats page in non-expert mode Ciao. Marco -- +---

[freenet-dev] Usability testing results

2007-12-15 Thread Matthew Toseland
On Saturday 15 December 2007 16:01, Edgar Friendly wrote: > Julien Cornuwel wrote: > > I would also add a warning for those living in countries where Freenet > > is illegal : > > > > Note : If Freenet is illegal in your country, then connecting to > > strangers could permit your government to

[freenet-dev] Usability testing results

2007-12-15 Thread Volodya
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 > "Warning: Freenet may be illegal in some countries. If you allow you > to connect to strangers, those strangers will know that you are > running Freenet, and this could be dangerous. Freenet is still beta > software, and we offer no guarantees as

[freenet-dev] Usability testing results

2007-12-15 Thread Matthew Toseland
On Saturday 15 December 2007 13:51, Volodya wrote: > > "Warning: Freenet may be illegal in some countries. If you allow you > > to connect to strangers, those strangers will know that you are > > running Freenet, and this could be dangerous. Freenet is still beta > > software, and we offer no

[freenet-dev] Usability testing results

2007-12-15 Thread Ian Clarke
On 12/15/07, Matthew Toseland wrote: > On Saturday 15 December 2007 13:51, Volodya wrote: > > > "Warning: Freenet may be illegal in some countries. If you allow you > > > to connect to strangers, those strangers will know that you are > > > running Freenet, and this could be dangerous. Freenet

[freenet-dev] Usability testing results

2007-12-15 Thread Ian Clarke
On 12/15/07, Volodya wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > "Warning: Freenet may be illegal in some countries. If you allow you > > to connect to strangers, those strangers will know that you are > > running Freenet, and this could be dangerous. Freenet is still beta > >

[freenet-dev] Usability testing results

2007-12-15 Thread Edgar Friendly
Julien Cornuwel wrote: > I would also add a warning for those living in countries where Freenet > is illegal : > > Note : If Freenet is illegal in your country, then connecting to > strangers could permit your government to know that you are using it. > You should try to convince your friends to

[freenet-dev] Usability testing results

2007-12-15 Thread Matthew Toseland
On Friday 14 December 2007 23:30, Ian Clarke wrote: > I think its great that we are really aiming for simplicity here, and > doing usability testing, there is hope for us yet :-) > > On 12/13/07, Matthew Toseland wrote: > > Do you know anyone already using Freenet? > > No, I want the node to

Re: [freenet-dev] Usability testing results

2007-12-15 Thread Volodya
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Warning: Freenet may be illegal in some countries. If you allow you to connect to strangers, those strangers will know that you are running Freenet, and this could be dangerous. Freenet is still beta software, and we offer no guarantees as to

Re: [freenet-dev] Usability testing results

2007-12-15 Thread Edgar Friendly
Julien Cornuwel wrote: I would also add a warning for those living in countries where Freenet is illegal : Note : If Freenet is illegal in your country, then connecting to strangers could permit your government to know that you are using it. You should try to convince your friends to

Re: [freenet-dev] Usability testing results

2007-12-15 Thread Matthew Toseland
On Saturday 15 December 2007 16:01, Edgar Friendly wrote: Julien Cornuwel wrote: I would also add a warning for those living in countries where Freenet is illegal : Note : If Freenet is illegal in your country, then connecting to strangers could permit your government to know that you

Re: [freenet-dev] Usability testing results

2007-12-15 Thread Ian Clarke
On 12/15/07, Matthew Toseland [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Saturday 15 December 2007 13:51, Volodya wrote: Warning: Freenet may be illegal in some countries. If you allow you to connect to strangers, those strangers will know that you are running Freenet, and this could be dangerous.

[freenet-dev] Usability testing results

2007-12-14 Thread Ian Clarke
I think its great that we are really aiming for simplicity here, and doing usability testing, there is hope for us yet :-) On 12/13/07, Matthew Toseland wrote: > Do you know anyone already using Freenet? > No, I want the node to automatically find strangers to connect to. > Yes, I have at least

Re: [freenet-dev] Usability testing results

2007-12-14 Thread Ian Clarke
I think its great that we are really aiming for simplicity here, and doing usability testing, there is hope for us yet :-) On 12/13/07, Matthew Toseland [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Do you know anyone already using Freenet? No, I want the node to automatically find strangers to connect to. Yes, I

Re: [freenet-dev] Usability testing results

2007-12-14 Thread Matthew Toseland
On Friday 14 December 2007 23:30, Ian Clarke wrote: I think its great that we are really aiming for simplicity here, and doing usability testing, there is hope for us yet :-) On 12/13/07, Matthew Toseland [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Do you know anyone already using Freenet? No, I want the

[freenet-dev] Usability testing results

2007-12-13 Thread Matthew Toseland
On Thursday 13 December 2007 06:24, Volodya wrote: > > > > ... This is far more secure, making it very difficult for others to tell > > that you are using Freenet. However, if you don't know at least 5 people > > already running Freenet, you can choose to connect to strangers... > > ...Yes, I have

[freenet-dev] Usability testing results

2007-12-13 Thread Volodya
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Michael Rogers wrote: > Matthew Toseland wrote: >> "Connect to strangers? >> >> Ideally, all Freenet users would connect only to people they know. This is >> far >> more secure, making it very difficult for an attacker to find your node. >>

[freenet-dev] Usability testing results

2007-12-13 Thread Tommy[D]
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA512 Juiceman schrieb: > > I would add right at the end of this "Technically you can start by > only connecting to one friend, but your node won't work at all when > they are not online and even when they are online it won't perform > well until you get

[freenet-dev] Usability testing results

2007-12-12 Thread Juiceman
On Dec 12, 2007 5:15 AM, Julien Cornuwel wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > Michael Rogers a ?crit : > > Matthew Toseland wrote: > >> "Connect to strangers? > >> > >> Ideally, all Freenet users would connect only to people they know. This is > >> far > >> more secure,

[freenet-dev] Usability testing results

2007-12-12 Thread Juiceman
On Dec 12, 2007 8:41 AM, Julien Cornuwel wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > Matthew Toseland a ?crit : > > > On Wednesday 12 December 2007 10:41, freenetwork at web.de wrote: > >> Well. For my personal taste it is necessary to be technical to a degree. > >> To propose to

[freenet-dev] Usability testing results

2007-12-12 Thread Julien Cornuwel
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Matthew Toseland a ?crit : > On Wednesday 12 December 2007 10:41, freenetwork at web.de wrote: >> Well. For my personal taste it is necessary to be technical to a degree. >> To propose to use "Freenet" for everything is not correct. >> >> There is >>

[freenet-dev] Usability testing results

2007-12-12 Thread Matthew Toseland
On Wednesday 12 December 2007 10:41, freenetwork at web.de wrote: > Well. For my personal taste it is necessary to be technical to a degree. > To propose to use "Freenet" for everything is not correct. > > There is > - the "Freenet Project" - the overall project, just like "Mozilla Firefox",

[freenet-dev] Usability testing results

2007-12-12 Thread freenetw...@web.de
On Wed, 12 Dec 2007 00:30:22 +, Michael Rogers wrote: >Matthew Toseland wrote: >> "Connect to strangers? >> >> Ideally, all Freenet users would connect only to people they know. This is >> far >> more secure, making it very difficult for an attacker to find your node. >> However, if you

[freenet-dev] Usability testing results

2007-12-12 Thread Julien Cornuwel
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Michael Rogers a ?crit : > Matthew Toseland wrote: >> "Connect to strangers? >> >> Ideally, all Freenet users would connect only to people they know. This is >> far >> more secure, making it very difficult for an attacker to find your node. >>

[freenet-dev] Usability testing results

2007-12-12 Thread Michael Rogers
Matthew Toseland wrote: > "Connect to strangers? > > Ideally, all Freenet users would connect only to people they know. This is > far > more secure, making it very difficult for an attacker to find your node. > However, if you don't know at least 5 people already running Freenet nodes, > you

[freenet-dev] Usability testing results

2007-12-12 Thread Matthew Toseland
On Wednesday 12 December 2007 00:06, Michael Rogers wrote: > Matthew Toseland wrote: > > Activate Promiscuous Mode: I want the node to automatically find nodes to > > connect to. > > > > Do not activate promiscuous mode: I have at least 5 friends already using > > Freenet and I will add them on

[freenet-dev] Usability testing results

2007-12-12 Thread Michael Rogers
Matthew Toseland wrote: > Activate Promiscuous Mode: I want the node to automatically find nodes to > connect to. > > Do not activate promiscuous mode: I have at least 5 friends already using > Freenet and I will add them on the Friends page. We seem to have three sets of terminology:

Re: [freenet-dev] Usability testing results

2007-12-12 Thread Julien Cornuwel
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Michael Rogers a écrit : Matthew Toseland wrote: Connect to strangers? Ideally, all Freenet users would connect only to people they know. This is far more secure, making it very difficult for an attacker to find your node. However, if you

Re: [freenet-dev] Usability testing results

2007-12-12 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Wed, 12 Dec 2007 00:30:22 +, Michael Rogers wrote: Matthew Toseland wrote: Connect to strangers? Ideally, all Freenet users would connect only to people they know. This is far more secure, making it very difficult for an attacker to find your node. However, if you don't know at

Re: [freenet-dev] Usability testing results

2007-12-12 Thread Matthew Toseland
On Wednesday 12 December 2007 10:41, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well. For my personal taste it is necessary to be technical to a degree. To propose to use Freenet for everything is not correct. There is - the Freenet Project - the overall project, just like Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Windows,

Re: [freenet-dev] Usability testing results

2007-12-12 Thread Julien Cornuwel
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Matthew Toseland a écrit : On Wednesday 12 December 2007 10:41, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well. For my personal taste it is necessary to be technical to a degree. To propose to use Freenet for everything is not correct. There is - the Freenet

Re: [freenet-dev] Usability testing results

2007-12-12 Thread Juiceman
On Dec 12, 2007 8:41 AM, Julien Cornuwel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Matthew Toseland a écrit : On Wednesday 12 December 2007 10:41, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well. For my personal taste it is necessary to be technical to a degree. To propose to

Re: [freenet-dev] Usability testing results

2007-12-12 Thread Juiceman
On Dec 12, 2007 5:15 AM, Julien Cornuwel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Michael Rogers a écrit : Matthew Toseland wrote: Connect to strangers? Ideally, all Freenet users would connect only to people they know. This is far more secure, making

Re: [freenet-dev] Usability testing results

2007-12-12 Thread Volodya
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Michael Rogers wrote: Matthew Toseland wrote: Connect to strangers? Ideally, all Freenet users would connect only to people they know. This is far more secure, making it very difficult for an attacker to find your node. However, if you don't

Re: [freenet-dev] Usability testing results

2007-12-12 Thread Tommy[D]
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA512 Juiceman schrieb: I would add right at the end of this Technically you can start by only connecting to one friend, but your node won't work at all when they are not online and even when they are online it won't perform well until you get more

[freenet-dev] Usability testing results

2007-12-11 Thread Matthew Toseland
On Tuesday 11 December 2007 23:25, Jack O'Lantern wrote: > --- Matthew Toseland wrote: > > is a major problem, but I'm not sure what we can do about it. It's > > mentioned in the README (well the 0.5 readme at least), but who > > reads it? > > The web interface of 0.5 has a prominent link to the

[freenet-dev] Usability testing results

2007-12-11 Thread Matthew Toseland
On Tuesday 11 December 2007 17:05, Julien Cornuwel wrote: > Matthew Toseland a ?crit : > > > 3. The whether-to-enable-opennet decision page: the question at the end of the > > page is not clear. Perhaps "Do you have at least 5 friends already using > > Freenet?" > > I've had exactly the same

[freenet-dev] Usability testing results

2007-12-11 Thread Julien Cornuwel
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Matthew Toseland a ?crit : > 3. The whether-to-enable-opennet decision page: the question at the end of > the > page is not clear. Perhaps "Do you have at least 5 friends already using > Freenet?" I've had exactly the same problem during my own

[freenet-dev] Usability testing results

2007-12-11 Thread Jack O'Lantern
--- Matthew Toseland wrote: > is a major problem, but I'm not sure what we can do about it. It's > mentioned in the README (well the 0.5 readme at least), but who > reads it? The web interface of 0.5 has a prominent link to the README in the Node Information box on the left. That should

[freenet-dev] Usability testing results

2007-12-11 Thread Matthew Toseland
I've done some usability testing with a local newbie volunteer. The main conclusions: 1. The website: the download link is not obvious enough! There is a lot of text on the right, and the Download link is lost admid the menu on the left. 2. If java is not installed, the installer pops up a

Re: [freenet-dev] Usability testing results

2007-12-11 Thread Julien Cornuwel
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Matthew Toseland a écrit : 3. The whether-to-enable-opennet decision page: the question at the end of the page is not clear. Perhaps Do you have at least 5 friends already using Freenet? I've had exactly the same problem during my own

Re: [freenet-dev] Usability testing results

2007-12-11 Thread Matthew Toseland
On Tuesday 11 December 2007 17:05, Julien Cornuwel wrote: Matthew Toseland a écrit : 3. The whether-to-enable-opennet decision page: the question at the end of the page is not clear. Perhaps Do you have at least 5 friends already using Freenet? I've had exactly the same problem during

Re: [freenet-dev] Usability testing results

2007-12-11 Thread Jack O'Lantern
--- Matthew Toseland [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: is a major problem, but I'm not sure what we can do about it. It's mentioned in the README (well the 0.5 readme at least), but who reads it? The web interface of 0.5 has a prominent link to the README in the Node Information box on the left. That

Re: [freenet-dev] Usability testing results

2007-12-11 Thread Matthew Toseland
On Tuesday 11 December 2007 23:25, Jack O'Lantern wrote: --- Matthew Toseland [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: is a major problem, but I'm not sure what we can do about it. It's mentioned in the README (well the 0.5 readme at least), but who reads it? The web interface of 0.5 has a prominent

Re: [freenet-dev] Usability testing results

2007-12-11 Thread Michael Rogers
Matthew Toseland wrote: Activate Promiscuous Mode: I want the node to automatically find nodes to connect to. Do not activate promiscuous mode: I have at least 5 friends already using Freenet and I will add them on the Friends page. We seem to have three sets of terminology:

Re: [freenet-dev] Usability testing results

2007-12-11 Thread Matthew Toseland
On Wednesday 12 December 2007 00:06, Michael Rogers wrote: Matthew Toseland wrote: Activate Promiscuous Mode: I want the node to automatically find nodes to connect to. Do not activate promiscuous mode: I have at least 5 friends already using Freenet and I will add them on the

Re: [freenet-dev] Usability testing results

2007-12-11 Thread Michael Rogers
Matthew Toseland wrote: Connect to strangers? Ideally, all Freenet users would connect only to people they know. This is far more secure, making it very difficult for an attacker to find your node. However, if you don't know at least 5 people already running Freenet nodes, you can

[freenet-dev] Usability testing results

2007-12-10 Thread Matthew Toseland
I've done some usability testing with a local newbie volunteer. The main conclusions: 1. The website: the download link is not obvious enough! There is a lot of text on the right, and the Download link is lost admid the menu on the left. 2. If java is not installed, the installer pops up a